Maryborough Football Club
The Maryborough Football & Netball Club, nicknamed the Magpies, is an Australian rules football and netball club based in the town of Maryborough, Victoria.
| Maryborough Football Club | ||
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| Names | ||
| Full name | Maryborough Football Club[1] | |
| Nickname(s) | Magpies | |
| 2019 season | ||
| Home-and-away season | 6th | |
| Club details | ||
| Founded | 1872 | |
| Colours | ||
| Competition | Bendigo Football League (BFL) | |
| Premierships | BFL: 2 (1998, 1999) | |
| Ground(s) | Princes Park | |
| Uniforms | ||
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The club teams currently compete in the Bendigo Football Netball League.
History
Maryborough were Ballarat Football League premiers on four occasions from 1924 to 1931 but missed both the 1929 and 1930 seasons as they were without a home ground. The council had decided to allocate Princes Park to the Maryborough District Football Association (MDFA).
After returning and winning the 1931 premiership, Maryborough applied to join the Bendigo league and were suspended from the Ballarat league as a result. From 1932 to 1940, a separate club called Maryborough United participated in the Bendigo league.
The original club reformed in 1945 and they spent a season in the MDFA before returning to the Ballarat league in 1946.[2]
At the end of 1991 the club were successful in transferring to the Bendigo Football League.
Premierships
- Maryborough Football Association (1892–1915, 1945):
- 1892
- Ballarat Football League (1924–1931, 1946–1991):
- Bendigo Football League (1932–1940, 1992–present):
- 1998, 1999
Notable players
- 1897 – Tom Banks (Fitzroy player and administrator)
- 1935 – Gordon Jones (Melbourne Football Club)
- 1953 – Ron Branton (Richmond captain and Best & Fairest winner
- 1956 – Don Nicholls - Carlton
- 1957 – John Nicholls (Carlton footballer) (Australian Football Hall of Fame "Legend")
- 1975 – Russell Ohlsen (Collingwood & Carlton)
- 1920 – Colin Watson (St Kilda (1925 Brownlow Medal winner & 1927 premiership captain / coach)
- 1884 – Jack Worrall (Fitzroy player, Carlton and Essendon coach and administrator)
- 2010 – Stewart Crameri (Essendon player)
- 2004 – Jed Adcock (Brisbane player)
- 1991 - Janie Elliott (Fitzroy, Richmond & St Kilda player)
References
- "Current details for ABN 89 196 279 220". abr.business.gov.au. Australian Government. November 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- "Maryborough". Full Points Footy. Archived from the original on 11 October 2008.
- "1925 - Ballarat FL Premiership team photo". Trove Newspapers. Weekly Times. 7 November 1925. p. 49. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- "1927 - Ballarat FL Premiers: Maryborough FC". Trove Newspapers. Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic). 15 October 1927. p. 47. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
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